Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid ‘under threat’ in DRC invasion UK foreign secretary issues direct warning during phone call with Rwandan president after escalation of conflict The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
Microsoft ousts Salesforce CEO's "borderline obsession with Copilot" — Marc Benioff's lethal AI jabs are "all about marketing," and "has no idea what he's talking about" Microsoft CCO Frank X. Shaw recently addressed Benioff's myriad of comments aimed at the company's AI and Copilot efforts. Windows Central · Jan 29, 2025
Czech central bank chief wants to spend billions on Bitcoin after Trump 'guys' spark bubble Czech National Bank (CNB) governor Aleš Michl admitted any investment in Bitcoin could turn into an Enron and become worthless. Fortune · Jan 29, 2025
Meet the hedge fund manager who founded DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that began as a hobby and is now laying waste to U.S. stocks Liang Wenfeng started DeepSeek in 2023, aiming to develop artificial general intelligence. Fortune · Jan 27, 2025
Despite Trump's demand that the Fed cut rates, Wall Street increasingly sees the exact opposite happening "We don’t believe the Fed will cut rates in 2025 — we don’t even believe the Fed is done." Fortune · Jan 26, 2025
Is Santander Shutting Down In Britain? 14M Customers, 20K Employees Possibly Affected Spanish banking giant Santander is reportedly considering quitting Great Britain due to the impact of 'excessive red tape' on its profitability. International Business Times UK · Jan 20, 2025
Santander is reconsidering its presence in the U.K., FT says The Spanish lender is reportedly exploring a range of options, including keeping the business, and no deal is imminent. Fortune · Jan 20, 2025
Major high street bank ‘considering quitting the UK’ after two decades Santander already announced it was cutting more than 1,400 jobs across its UK business The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025
Trump's Deportation Plans May Shift Migratory Flows Away From The U.S. And to Europe, Study Says The issue adds pressure on Europe's current migration challenges, a top priority for EU leaders, with several member states pushing for stricter measures Latin Times · Jan 19, 2025
Amazon's upcoming Alexa AI brain transplant might make you use it for more than just weather and timers Amazon plans an AI revamp for Alexa. TechRadar · Jan 14, 2025
French and Danish shipyards ‘fixing Russian gas tankers’ Damen shipyard in Brest, France, and Fayard A/S in Denmark have provided maintenance works to Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
CEOs react to Zuckerberg’s message to Trump Also: Trump considers "state of emergency," eBay stock soars on Facebook news. Fortune · Jan 9, 2025
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son chases Nvidia Also: Meta takes censorship memo from X, Nvidia trounces competitors in market cap, optimism about M&A. Fortune · Jan 8, 2025
‘Economically dynamic India is Manmohan Singh’s legacy’: Financial Times chief economics commentator British outlet Financial Times’ chief economics commentator Martin Wolf has termed “today’s economically dynamic India” as former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s legacy. Newslaundry · Jan 8, 2025
TechRadar · Dec 31, 2024 Chinese cloud giants bought more of Nvidia's flagship AI chips than anybody else - except Microsoft Tencent and ByteDance seriously outspent the likes of Google, Meta and Amazon.
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024 Crispin Odey suing Financial Times for £79million in libel damages, documents show Mr Odey is suing the publication over allegations that he had sexually assaulted multiple women, which he denies
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024 Crispin Odey suing Financial Times for £79m in libel damages, documents show Mr Odey is suing the publication over allegations that he had sexually assaulted multiple women, which he denies.
Fortune · Dec 28, 2024 De Beers is sitting on a $2 billion pile of diamonds as demand slumps — 'It's been a bad year' The diamond giant's $2 billion in inventory is the most since the 2008 financial crash, according to the Financial Times.
Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024 Farage: Badenoch must apologise for ‘crazy conspiracy theory’ on Reform numbers Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of ‘fakery’ over its membership data.
Barchart · Dec 23, 2024 Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Recalibrate Fed Rate Cut Bets, U.S. Economic Data in Focus March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.16%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.28% this morning, extending Friday’s solid gains after muted U.S. inflation data helped reignite Federal Reserve rate cut bets, while investors also awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data this week.
Barchart · Dec 23, 2024 Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Assess Fed’s Rate Cut Outlook, U.S. Economic Data in Focus March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.12%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.48% this morning, extending Friday’s solid gains after muted U.S. inflation data helped reignite Federal Reserve rate cut bets, while investors also awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data this week.
Fortune · Dec 15, 2024 A forever bond issued 400 years ago still pays interest. Here's how much the holder just got On Dec. 10, 1624, a Dutch water authority sold a bond for 1,200 Carolus guilders to a woman in Amsterdam, promising to pay 2.5% interest in perpetuity.
Fortune · Dec 11, 2024 Billonaire calls for CEOs to be paid like footballers, despite earning double them Lord Michael Spencer says U.K. CEOs need to earn more to retain the best talent.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024 Investors up bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cut after US jobs data – as it happened Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as American private sector adds 227,000 jobs in November
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024 Wednesday briefing: What Jaguar’s radical rebrand reveals about the shift to electric cars In today’s newsletter: The iconic British carmaker has been accused of going ‘woke’ after releasing an electric model in pink, upsetting petrol heads and traditionalists everywhere